NHER 26604 (Monument record) - Medieval and post medieval finds and features, Life's Green
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG20NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORWICH, NORWICH, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
July 2002. Watching Brief.
Maintained during excavation of gas pipe trench to the north of the Norwich Cathedral presbytery.
A portion of medieval wall, a north-to-south post medieval burial and seven discrete clusters of disarticulated human remains were discovered.
See report (S1) for further details. The results of this work are also summarised in (S2). See published article (S3) for additional information on the unusually-aligned post-medieval coffin burial uncovered during this work.
An archive associated with this work has been deposited with Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2024.193).
J. Allen (NLA), 9 July 2002. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 20 October 2024.
June 2003.
The human skeletal remains uncovered during the Watching Brief were returned by NAU to the Dean and Chapter of Norwich Cathedral for interrment on 5 June 2003. Hard copy of (S4) in file.
Associated Sources (7)
- --- SNF8808 Fiche: Exists.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- --- SNF8807 Slide: Various. Slide.
- <S1> SNF51281 Unpublished Contractor Report: Warsop, P. and Boghi, F. 2002. Report on an Archaeological Watching Brief at Life's Green, Norwich Cathedral Close. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 741.
- <S2> SNF82149 Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. (eds). 2003. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk, 2002. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIV Pt II pp 368-384. p 377.
- <S3> SNF87992 Article in Serial: Boghi, F. and Warsop, P. 2003. An Unusually-Aligned Burial in Norwich Cathedral Close. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIV Pt II pp 330-331.
- <S4> SNF52010 Unpublished Document: Shelley, A.. 2003. Email.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (6)
- CAME (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- COFFIN FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- PIPE (SMOKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- ROOF TILE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
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Record last edited
Oct 20 2024 6:07PM